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Message: [QUOTE="NycUcWbbFan, post: 5073232, member: 13453"] With two mini-seasons — the second one featuring the projected return of the walking wounded during Big East play — I would tend to think it’s a hybrid this year: [B]differentiated sharpening and deepening[/B]. (We have talked about this [URL='https://the-boneyard.com/threads/majrs-jmask-vs-tassk-first-year.200549/post-4987140']before[/URL]) The first mini-season will have a different (5)+3 [(5)+5 for running games] than the second mini-season. [LIST] [*]Each mini-season will be projected to have 10+ practice players (different from recent prior seasons); [*]The returning experienced walking wounded who crack UConn’s (5)+3/(5)+5 rotations will need sharpening repetitions, which they can get in practice and in games; [*]UConn’s second mini-season rotation will have available players with experience in the first mini-season’s practices and games; [*]Big East play and UConn’s differentiatedly deepened rotation allows preserving Paige, Azzi, Sarah, Jana for the post-season and limits the freshman wall of several of UConn’s effective rookies. [/LIST] In a normal year, “easier” Big East play allows Geno to shorten and sharpen his rotations with delta analysis teaching moments (there are two games with most BE opponents). There are generally around two challenging OOC opponents to avoid any leveling-down. What Dawn does (deepening in the conference) makes sense since her talented team’s long-grind gauntlet is probably back-loaded with an overall schedule strength comparable to UConn’s. [/QUOTE]

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